Purrrrs like a kitten!

[mistermac99]

Coolbreeze and Bala, I took it to my Porsche guy for the 60,000 service, since I had just purchased it, and didn't really have any service records. I asked him to check to see where the leak was coming from. He said that while he had it one the lift, he had a helper press the gas and felt the air coming from around the manifold, where it connected to the engine, only on the driver's side. I knew the leak was coming from that side, becasue when I cranked it up in the garage, it would echo off the wall, and really never got much better after heating up.

When I got it back yesterday, he said that after he got it off, it was cracked around the flange where it bolts to the engine. He had it welded and reinstalled. It really made a big difference in the sound and my overall driving enjoyment.

He told me it would only be an hour or two of labor, providing the bolts came out okay. He said they came right out, so that part went very smoothly. He replaced the metal gasket and hooked the manifold back to the engine. I'm sure glad he didn't have to drill them out or heat them up. Would have made the labor that much more.